Would you like?
Q) Ar mhaith leat? Would you like? / Do you want?
+) Ba mhaith liom. I would like / I do want.
- ) Níor mhaith liom. I would not like / I do not want.
Q) Ar mhaith leat cupán tae? Would you like a cup of tea?
+) Ba mhaith (liom) go raibh maith agat. I would, thank you.
- ) Níor mhaith (liom) go raith maith agat. I wouldn't, thank you.
Níor mhaith liom tae ach ba bhreá liom cupán caife. I wouldn't like tea but would love a cup of coffee.
Gloine= Glass
Cupán Cup Sú Oráiste =Orange juice
Uisce beatha =Whiskey (Lit. Water of life)
Handy phrases :
Ní thuigim
I don’t understand.
Tuigim.
I understand.
Abair sin aris, le do thoil.
Please say that again.
Níos moille, le do thoil.
Slowly, please.
Le do thoil / le bhur dtoil.
Please (to one person) / please (to more than one person).
Níl fhios agam.
I don’t know (‘fh’ is silent).
Tá mé ag foghlaim na Gaeilge.
I’m learning Irish.
Gabh mo leithscéal.
Excuse me.
Tá brón orm.
I’m sorry.
Go raibh céad / míle / mile mile maith agat.
100 / 1000 / 1,000,000 / thank you.
Tá go maith.
That’s alright.
Is cuma.
It doesn’t matter.
Ach.
But.
Phrase of the week:
Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste.
Broken Irish is better than clever English.
(the ‘bh’ sound here takes a ‘v’ sound in English).
